Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL

l. Hill, OF New York and Fitzhugh Lee, OF Vir-
ginia: JAN Z. Robinson, Of MASSACHUSETTS; Jan;
Iowa, and Lowry of Mississippi
United States Senators elected Jan -.
John Sherman. OF Ohio; JAN -. A. p Gorman
of Maryland, and Jan 81 Z. c. Walthall and ].
F. George, OF Mississippi.
Jan. ACCOMPLISHMENTS bill End act
legalizing Wyoming Territorial Legislature APP
proved.
Jan. 21-Henry Lloyd elected Governsr of
Ma yland, vice Governor McLane,. appointed
Jan. 22-Dorman b. Eaton, Cix:liServicsC0m-
Jan 45-UnitedA States Judge Eove=ststained
eonstitutionalityaf the Iowa Prohibition L%Sat
Jan a6-John Eelly reelected. chief ga the
Tammany Society, at New York.
Feb. l0-The President nominated Stephen
4 Walker to succeed Mr.. Dorsheimer as United
States Attorney Tor the Southern district OF
Feb. 1.-THE PRESIDENT nomdrAted W. W
Sutton as United~States Assistant Treasurer at
Eseb. I7@NationafiW oman's Suffrage Associa-
ton met in eighteenth annual convention II
Washington.
Fen. 1S-Fitz-JJAn Porter binpasSedlbE the
House.
Joseph Rankin ipaCongress.
Feb. ga liquor BILL similar toHhe old SSotr
law passed by thsJOhio Legislature.
MAJ DEMONSTRATING Committee OF athe-New
York Senate reported that the broadway rnil-
way charter was obtained by bribery, and both
Houses passed a@ re2 Sdar Inc @ MISE 10
Mo- 1.-THE president vetoed the bill for
lands. IN Iowa.
Mar IA specaa committee-o61he HoVseof
Representatives began an inquiry. in Washing
ton INTO the issuance OF Pan-Eaectrlc stack t1
NfaT- 16-Major-sitneral Pope. was retired
from the War Department. The President
nominated w. N: Trenholm, of South Carolina.
US Comptroller of the Currency; and John H
necticut as Civil Service Commissioners; APP
proVad by the Sennte April 6.
N5rz 1.-THE GoEornment oeeided to bcing
ct1ir- Tel6DlOne COMPANY
Mar IS-Gener1l Alfred H Terry elected
Mai2n-General VICE Winfield Scott HANCOCK,
deceased.
Nfar 19-Presi lent Cleveland approvsdd tfis
bill To, increase tia pension OF widows andrela-
lives al deceased soldiers and sailors.
MAT Ex-Governor Stoneman Of Cal<dUnin-
appointed GeorgekIAearst, as hited States Sen--
atSBcin place of ihhn Miller.
Mhr "a 81, aao acres of lind in CazalosniHa
taken from thee Atlantic & Pacific railroad
Company, by decision OF the SecretarS!efI the
Interior.
Mar 25-The Postmaster General izs6Emed
thsdSenate that Afs45 fourth-2ass postunsters
haddheen remoV I'd during the sf1rst year OF the
Democratic Administration. George Peabody
Wniinlore reno N 1ated for GSgernor bS-thesR1s-
publicins OF Rb ais Island
Ape 5-Calchs w. West, of Kentunlys ;aD-
rs5SEned as GoyekrOr OF Utaeby the President-
APE rigHa4er-Genera 4 Miles s:1aceedGd
RSigadier-Gene nal Crook, in Arizona.
Aslr. 1e-AttuS1ey General Garland testified
fSfoEe the TeleQ phone InVes legation Ca1nnitaee
zEtWashin gtora
May S-The 1zur Republi ems from Hamilton
s1,aty were sxorn into the, Ohio Stax.s S6nAte.
NIL. appoiI s9a Judge toe the we5tern dis,
tries OF Michigan, to succend s. L Mfthey
May 19-Im2eAchment trial OF Audfpr Br own,
guilty of charges and reinStated.
Law in State courts signed by Governor Hal, OF
Nev York N s. Wallace succeeded Michael
EEahn to thae Second louisiana Congressional
district
May s7-Ckso womanAss Suffrage aonxsntion,
IN session az CLEVELAND elected Ar4 Frances
Easement. OF Painesvilles presideEas
|! June Wedding OF PRESIDENT C1eHalaend and
bliss Frances Folsom ooasI place HI tan> White
House.
June ss-1udge Stxn2ey Matthews of the
United STATES Supreme Court, maZr.ed to Mrs.
June sS-Wiiliam q smith, Assistant secre-
tary of 1hs Treasury resigned and Hugh s.
July 9-President Cleveland vatoed bill CON
structink railroads through Indian reservation
July Wv w. EoEter confirmed as Unftesn
States Justice OF Supreme Court ef Arizona.
]. @ ward elected Superior I,ldges for Ken
lucky. President signed Olesamargarine biHA
sensfsr from California.
Acg- e-Pres1lent reap1ointed w C.
Matthews, colored- as recorder OF deeds, DIS
Aug. 17-Firxa extraditicn treaty be1Eeen
UEited States and oriental nation accepted
Aug. 27-Thsn1as E. Benssact appointsd pub
ae Printer at Washington
Sept e-P- IL Hughes elected Governer of Ar
Sept 7-J.Age ThomasC Manning. ~ Louis
flna- appOlEtL6u 10 Succ6@G Un1LcQ OLSkec3
Z Ter Jackson TO Mexico.
| Sept. Ex-Governor BOdwen (Real elected
| Chief Executive of Maine
Sept zs-Sub-committee OF Co.amittee on
| Foreign Relations OF United States, COM
mcnced AZ Boston 10 investigate the fishery
question
Oct General Jean B. Gordon elected Gov
e-nor Of Georgia.
oct I1-Canadian vessels continue TO smolest
American crafts The cruiser Tenor obliged
captain OF the schooner Marion Grimes TO haul
! down her flag.
oct 1e-Georse F. Edmunds reelected United
States Senator from Vermont
! Oct 23-Secretary BayaTd received formal
! resignation OF s. s. Cox, Minister 70 Turkey.
| - Secretary of Interior decided that
| women who held land could obtain title TO IL
under Homestead law, after marriage
| Nov. Iz-Presfdent Cleveland reinstated NJ.
Z. Benton. as Attorney for the Western district
/ of Missouri.
n. h. appointed United States Senator 70 sue
| coed Austin T. Pike.